Who wouldn't want that sexy cowboy on the cover for Christmas? Hubby might mind, but I don't think I would!! Seriously, I've read and reviewed the whole Honky Tonk series to date, and I've loved every single one of them. Honky Tonk Christmas is no exception!! It's the icing on the already delicious cake.Sharlene Waverly, if you remember her from the last book, she was a journalist looking for a story at the Honky Tonk. Instead, she found herself getting involved with the bar and before you know it, she quit her job and took over ownership of the Honky Tonk from Larissa - who found love.Sharlene though is has viscous nightmares of her time in the military. She can't shake the sand from her eyes or the death from her mind and heart. She knows that the Honky Tonk has a record of the owners finding their soul mate, but Sharlene knows she isn't marriage or mommy material. She is determined though to add to the Honky Tonk so there is more room for dancing. No one will do for the bar though, except the best carpenter in the state, Holt Jackson. He may look dreamy, but Sharlene knows love isn't for her.Holt Jackson thinks Shar is a firecracker, and the electricity between them would be fine for a fling, but when Holt's sister died, he obtained full custody of his niece and nephew. They come first, so he is bound and determined to just do the job he is there to do and that's it. But sometimes fate has other things in mind, and Shar and Holt may both get what they really want for Christmas.Carolyn Brown is a master storyteller! Mixing the twang and love of country music, setting it to the charm of the old Honky Tonk bar and a love between two people that will enrapture and capture your heart. I'm sad to see this series come to an end. Say it ain't so Ms. Brown!! If you love romance novels and or country music, don't miss this delicious series!! This book has me mad enough to spit tacks. I liked the first 3 just fine, they're not Bronte but they're cute little reads. This book has a terrible ending, sure they get their HEA but based on what? None of the story problems were resolved. The author went from no, no, no, to YES! without giving a single detail of what turned the no into a yes.I get the feeling she finished this book many weeks past her deadline and just jotted off any old ending at all.Things that really bugged me:1. The heroine hated her home town of Corn so much that she joined the army just to escape it as soon as she finished high school. Absolutely nothing had changed about the town to make it any more likable now as then. 2. The parents and hero never dealt with their issues with Sharlene and her barmaid/bar ownership. Basically they say she's not good enough to be a good role model for the kids and are ashamed of her life.3. A whole host of other small details that slip through the cracks. Not to mention she married off poor (actually very rich)nice guy Wayne to a gold digging, vile witch. What the heck did he do to deserve that curse?The moral of this story? Your family and boyfriend will only love you if you live in a town you hate and give up everything in life you've worked for this far. Oh and using kids to blackmail a prospective wife to the altar is totally ok!
Do You like book Honky Tonk Christmas (2010)?
I loved this book! Carolyn Brown has a wonderful voice. I highly recommend this book.
—Mia
I have to try reading this again. I just couldn't get into it.
—shorty17634
